Electrical

Everyone thinks of the local sparky when they think about the electrical trade, but take a closer look at any industry and you’ll find an electrical trade specialist channelling power in ways that might surprise you.

Trade Specialisation

Metal and Engineering

A career pathway in the metal and engineering trade offers a wide range of specialisation opportunities that are hands-on, hardy and often a bit greasy. Above all this trade requires determination and grit to deliver highly accurate work in varied and often extreme working environments.

Trade Specialisation

Automotive and Mechanical

The automotive and mechanical trade is for rev-heads and engine fanatics of all makes and models. You can specialise in engine types and sizes, depending on your host employer. A career in the trade requires passion and respect for the vehicles and engines you will be entrusted to maintain and develop day in/ day out.

Multidisciplinary Traineeships

Construction

Whether you want to build towers and tunnels or tables and cabinets there is a specialisation for you. There are even ‘finishing’ trades for the painters and plasters. The construction trade is founded on craftsmanship, so attention to detail and precision are must have traits for success.

SKILLS BASED COURSES

Are you a current or future apprentice looking to develop skills that can help you become more employable? MiTraining offers accredited short courses, self-paced courses for a quick “skills-shot” and nationally recognised qualifications in topics related to business and management.

ABOUT MITRAINING

MiTraining (Provider ID 45183) is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and a sister company to MIGAS Apprentices and Trainees. MiTraining is a leading Australian provider of business, management and leadership skills training.

Electrical Apprentice determined to beat Cancer

16 September 2015

In September 2014, Electrical Apprentice Timothy Bradford had his 30th birthday, along with everything a guy could want: a loving partner of 5 years, good health, and a great job as well as living and surfing on the picturesque Gold Coast.

Sadly, Timothy John Bradford passed away peacefully aged 31 surrounded by family on Thursday the 12th November 2015. Our thoughts are with his partner Kirsty and his family during this difficult time.

"But you know, they pop for us. They're in our dreams, the departed. They're in the things we remember, they're in the archaeology of a grandchild's smile, in the way someone laughs, the things we touch, taste and smell, the songs we hear on the radio, the stories we tell around the dinner table. Time collapses in these moments and, like magic, they're with us again. They're home."

-Brit Asmussen

Over Christmas, Tim bought a house with his partner Kirsty, with the contract due to settle in March. In January, he returned to work from an amazing surfing holiday to a harsh blow; due to falling oil prices and contract delays, his host company on the Gas Pipeline were forced to hand him back.

Tim’s employer, MIGAS, promised they would do their best to help him find another placement and to hang in there. Kirsty and Tim set about making plans for their pending house renovation; they couldn't wait to get their hands on it!

In March, they got the keys to their new home and started cleaning and painting. Tim noticed he felt short of breath and complained of feeling tired all the time. Over Easter he visited a Doctor who ordered some tests and drugs, but before long Tim had developed severe pain in his abdomen and was losing weight rapidly.

On April 10th, Tim took his cousin to Stradbroke Island for a surf which was a real struggle; he later found out his lung capacity was at less than 50%. He hasn't been for a surf since then.

A few days later, Tim was sent for an x-ray and a follow up CT scan; showing a number of worrying abnormalities around his lungs. He was sent to a respiratory specialist who ordered a lung biopsy. On Sunday the 19th April, Tim started peeing blood and his stomach was very sore. He was admitted to the Gold Coast University Hospital the next day where he received the grim diagnosis from his lung biopsy. Lung Cancer. Everybody was shocked, including his doctors. They thought the cancer originated in his bowel and was likely to be incurable.

Unfortunately at this time and as a result of the diagnosis, Tim was forced to turn down an apprenticeship placement he was hoping for on the Gold Coast; another in a series of big blows. Tim commenced chemotherapy in May, with many people in Tim’s corner praying it would be effective in arresting the development of the cancer.

Now in September, Tim is in better spirits. His tumours have halved and the blood clots have started to break up. Tim is doing his best to stay positive and appreciates all the encouragement and support he’s received from family and friends. Tim hasn't given up on having it all again, determined to return to work and return to his life with Kirsty in their new house.